13.3% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wright · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Wright
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Wright provide unpaid childcare, which is well above both the state and national figures. This high level of family care is a defining feature of the area's community life. Other activities, such as volunteering and military service, also play a role in the local social fabric.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common for 13.3% of residents, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 19.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are very likely to perform unpaid work, with 24.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure well above the national average. Around 12.6% provide other types of unpaid care, which is higher than most other areas.
12.6% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A much higher share of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, the local rate is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Wright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED330/wright/topic/community